Panshanger

Welwyn Hatfield · East of England · population 6,253 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

57Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,925 of 6,856 in England
  • #403 of 746 in East of England
  • #10 of 16 in Welwyn Hatfield
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,287
Median age (est.)43
Density3,117per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above35%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 8%25–44 29%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 27%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 11%
One person 37%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 6%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 6%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 41% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Panshanger is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,925 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 16 in Welwyn Hatfield. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (93) and lowest on Housing & access (39). Typical homes here sold for about £375,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 67 sales), 13% below the wider Welwyn Hatfield median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,917 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 53 · #3,227
Employment 50 · #3,419
Education 56 · #2,994
Health 45 · #3,789
Crime 63 · #2,555
Housing & access 39 · #4,159
Living environment 93 · #471

House prices ?

£375,000median (12m) · -7.4% yr · n=67
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£375,00067-7.4%+5.5%
Detached£610,00019+5.2%+11.9%
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£375,00025+3.6%+5.6%
Flat£191,50019-5.4%-8.8%
This area£375,000
Welwyn Hatfield£430,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£45,917±£6,631 · #1,871 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,161
Price-to-income ?8.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 363 offences
Welwyn Hatfield80
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,724 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences151
Theft40
Burglary17
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons36
Drugs11
Robbery7
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 95 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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